Marin coroner: Missing fisherman found dead in San Pablo Bay
The body of a fisherman who went missing on Dec. 25 after launching from Novato has been recovered, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said.
Volunteers from the California Rescue Divers found 32-year-old William Hady Chebib of Petaluma in San Pablo Bay on Thursday morning roughly a mile east of the Hamilton Wetlands, according to a statement from Chief Deputy Coroner Roger Fielding.
The cause and manner of death were not immediately available.
Chebib launched from the Black Point boat ramp near Highway 37. Authorities believed Chebib had been near China Camp State Park in San Rafael. His 14-foot fishing boat, Lil LB, was found near East Brother Island on Dec. 26, the sheriff’s office said.
Members of the sheriff’s office, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Marin County Fire Department and county search-and-rescue specialists searched for Chebib for two days after he went missing.